# From today, the discount on diesel excise duty comes to an end: here’s how prices will change

> Italy’s temporary reduction in diesel excise duty expired on November 7 and was not renewed, restoring the standard tax rate from November 8. The expired discount was just under 4.9 cents per litre including VAT, while petrol was not affected.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T12:08:31.127Z
- Category: policy · region Italy · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87405-from-today-the-discount-on-diesel-excise-duty-comes-to-an-end-here-s-how-prices
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

The tax change is expected to raise retail diesel prices by roughly the amount of the former discount, increasing fuel costs for transport and agricultural users in Italy. The effect is domestic and policy-driven rather than a change in fuel supply.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2018-09-02 | [Why Diesel Prices Are Set To Soar \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63225-why-diesel-prices-are-set-to-soar-oilprice-com.md) | -0.9% | +7.6% |
| DIESEL | 2017-11-16 | [Mexico Seeks Diesel Around the World Before Price Limits End](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68180-mexico-seeks-diesel-around-the-world-before-price-limits-end.md) | +1.3% | +0.1% |
| DIESEL | 2018-08-15 | [Truckers Asleep at the Wheel as Diesel Price Shock Creeps Closer - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63728-truckers-asleep-at-the-wheel-as-diesel-price-shock-creeps-closer-energy-news.md) | -0.2% | +6.2% |
| DIESEL | 2019-09-21 | [Biodiesel prices soar in Germany, up 30% compared to mid-August  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57169-biodiesel-prices-soar-in-germany-up-30-compared-to-mid-august-the-daily-digest.md) | -2.4% | -2.0% |
| DIESEL | 2023-10-13 | [Diesel release valve: China poised to save West from shortages again \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33824-diesel-release-valve-china-poised-to-save-west-from-shortages-again-reuters.md) | +4.4% | -10.5% |

## Sources

- en.ilsole24ore.com: https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/from-today-the-diesel-excise-duty-discount-ends-heres-how-prices-will-change-AJWPd98B

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